If you're (rightly) horrified by the government aping Reform on immigration, why aren't you outraged by it doing the far right's work by putting disabled people's lives at risk with assisted dying? Does your concern for minority groups only exist when it fits your own narrative?

*ahem* yes *ahem*

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Not to be controversial but imagine thinking the BBC is too left wing

The paperback is officially launched! geni.us/TheViewFromD...

Great to commission this from @lucywebster.bsky.social – an extract from her book The View From Down Here which is out in paperback today. www.bigissue.com/opinion/disa...

Today is paperback publication day for my book, The View From Down Here, and I'm thrilled to have this important extract in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/disa...

Should be utterly embarrassing for BBC News to be congratulated by Richard Tice. It's not impartial to be doing the work of the *checks notes* far right Imagine if it was the Greens

A question for the right-wingers screaming for disabled people to get jobs: Are you willing to hire and work with us?

I'll be talking about this on @LBC at 11:30 Live from my bed because contrary to popular opinion disabled people actually work hard and take our jobs seriously www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Horrified to discover that the casting directors of The Diplomat thought it was ok to turn the actors who played Josh and CJ in the West Wing into a married couple

#journorequest: looking for people who work in media/entertainment/culture (broadly defined) to talk about the trend for minority characters to be killed off in stories

a topsy turvey world where calling Reform racist is apparently an incitement to violence but Reform *being racist* is not

This is a really key chart. Look at the difference between concern about immigration between Lab to Reform switchers and Lab to LD/Green/don't know switchers. The latter group is five times larger.

gonna be posting this over and over again, aren't I?

'Disability culture' may seem oxymoronic to some, but to me it means good books, radical community care, and a whole lotta punk Me for @thepersistent.bsky.social www.thepersistent.com/disability-c...

Can't believe I'm saying this but I sort of feel sorry for the king

would he like to say this publicly?

In response to a question about gay marriage, Farage says kids needs a mum and a dad, and straight relationships last longer Vile, obviously, but also fascinating for a so-called man of the people to be so far from public opinion on this

The House of Lords has the opportunity to do what MPs failed to - and change the assisted dying bill to protect disabled people Me for the @guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here's to hoping the House of Lords gives the Assisted Dying Bill the scrutiny, safeguarding, & open debate it failed to get in the Commons. Lives -- of disabled and ill people, already under attack in this country -- are quite literally at stake. Lucy Webster for @theguardian.com ⬇️

Today the House of Lords begins its scrutiny of the assisted dying bill They've got the opportunity to prove their worth by doing a better and more honest job than MPs Me for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A crucial Lords committee thinks the assisted dying bill gives an unconstitutional level of power to ministers The Lords now has the power to do what the Commons failed to - properly scrutinise and amend this dangerous bill www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

If they do call the new DWP 'the dept for growth' someone may have to acknowledge that cutting benefits is counterproductive. But I won't hold my breath

A shame that Lammy won't be shepherding the recognition of a Palestinian state and a shame Mahmood won't be sorting out prisons but have to hand it to Keir, they're good appointments

Go on, move Kendall

Rayner had to go but I think we'll miss her voice in cabinet. One of the few political minds, with a strong vision. Whether you agree with that vision or not, no one else in cabinet has one

not sure "we're not the ones referring ourselves to ethics advisors" is the zinger Kemi thinks it is

Don't come for me but I do have some sympathy for Angela Rayner. The trusts like the one she's set up for her disabled son are notoriously complex. I get it I would potentially have more sympathy if she hadn't been pushing disability benefits cuts

current book proposal stage: this is either the best or worst idea I have ever had

Banning refugees – people whose asylum claims have been processed by a hostile system and found to be legitimate – from bringing family members has one predictable and awful effect: instead of travelling alone, men will bring their wives and children on small boats, and some will drown.

it feels so much worse now because under the Tories there was some hope Labour would improve things, but now what?

I don't disagree with the first two sentences, but I think in general there's been far too much movement from 'not really noticing the problem' to 'despair'. Let's experiment with 'people and organisations try and enforce the norm' and then see if it is actually hard for it to be re-bottled.

Absolutely extraordinary to watch a Labour MP on Newsnight argue that family reunion for asylum seekers is bad

As a disabled woman, I face a greater threat from some of the people in parliament than I do from asylum seekers

is it only asylum seekers our Labour Prime Minister would object to living next to or would the sentiment apply to black and brown people in general? if merely the former, would he like to explain how he knows people he sees, say, in the street, actually are asylum seekers and not citizens?

what the hell

gonna be posting this over and over again, aren't I?

Starmer could have said: Vandalism isn't patriotism; daubing red crosses on Chinese takeaways and writing racist graffiti isn't patriotism; perfomatively sitting in front of a flag or tying one to a mosque isn't patriotism; Patriotism is about making this country safe, happy productive for all.

idk guys I'm not sure it counts as a 'reshuffle' unless it involves someone people have heard of

Far more troubled by #AngelaRayner’s betrayal of millions of disabled people than where her primary residence is, to be honest.

Was nervous about sharing this but it's received more comments than anything else I've written in four years on substack

Wrote about activism burnout and why right now I don't really want to talk to random nondisabled people about disability (Unless it's for work! I am available) lucywebster.substack.com/p/a-little-c...

Spent the morning running a writing workshop for teens and young adults with CP and they absolutely blew us away. So much talent Hope we passed on some confidence. So grateful for this silly little career and the moments it feels like I've actually done something

MY BOOK IS MENTIONED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/a...

For the 596247th time, you will not defeat the far right by conceding ground to... the far right

someone ask British Trump how everyone having fewer human rights is patriotic

Wouldn't it be good if the Labour government, idk, made the positive case for immigration, welfare etc rather than just capitulating the narrative to the far right? Hmm?

In disability circles, we like to say that rest is productive - i.e. it allows us to do the creative work activism demands. That is undoubtedly true But in making rest another thing to get right, do we defeat the point? I explore in this week's newsletter lucywebster.substack.com/p/should-res...

incredible how few people understand that 'free speech' means freedom from state censorship, not freedom from being judged for being an arse